Friday, 16 November 2012

I love this combo of nail varnishes! The OPI shade 'Care to Danse?' matches Topshop's 'Waterlily' perfectly! I paired them together to create an opaque, super glossy base of this gorgeous muted, pinky-lilac colour. To finish, I added a layer of 'Pirouette My Whistle' which is in-fact a lot more sparkly than the images portray. There's tiny glitter particles joined with flecks of frosted silverglitter which sits perfectly next to the lilac. This is going to be my go to nail until I can find the perfect winter red!

Due to my uni' session being cancelled today I finally got chance to take some outfit pictures, yay! It is the most miserable, foggy day today so I had to turn the flash on to take these photos, not 100% happy with them but it's a start I suppose! This is the typical sort of thing that I usually wear to uni; simple, comfy + warm! Weirdly, I tend to wear more dresses + skirts in the winter months as I'm yet to find a pair of boots that look nice with my skinny jeans, I'm so fussy! As you can see by the description my spending ban has made me dig out quite a few bits that I bought last winter but I've updated them by layering this mint H&M jumper on top! I have had so many compliments on this jumper and it looks a lot more expensive than £20. The only down side, it moults like crazy! This chiffon dress is the only thing I can pair it with that doesn't have me de-fluffing myself every ten minutes!

I've been trying really hard to contol my spending lately (with Christmas coming up and all) but these few bits managed to slip through the net, oopsy! It's so hard trying not to spend when there are so many nice things in the shops at the moment! I'm not really a hat person but I had to pick up this bobble hat; I think the feathers add a feminine touch to the masculine look. I bought the two Urban Outfitter crop tops to wear with the Topshop pink peplum skirt that I featured in my last 'look what I bought' post. I ended up wearing the second silvery top so I should really take the other one back but it's just too pretty! I also bought this necklace to wear out Saturday and it hasn't left my neck since! It looks heavy but it is so light weight and finishes off an outfit perfectly. With so much drama going on with the necklace, I needed understated earrings to wear and these little studs are perfect for under £2!

I went into Boots to buy hairspray and ended up buying a pile of other bits instead! I love the Umberto Giannini Backcomb In A Bottle so when I saw the deal on in Boots I decided to give the Root Boost a try. I also repurchased the Collection Shimmer Shades as mine smashed when I went on holidays. Finally I bought these two nail varnishes to compliment my outfit from Saturday night. The 17 Dazzle the Night polish looks amazing on (post to follow)!

Thursday, 8 November 2012

This cute mini collection is part of my I-went-a-bit-nuts-in-cancun-airport haul from back in mid September! I originally had my eye on the Minnie Mouse Collection (in particular the shade "Nothin' Mousie 'Bout It") whilst in Birmingham airport but failed to actually purchase them, boo. So when I saw this little set in Cancun airport for a mere $11 (around £7.30) I basically pounced on it! Even though this is a Spring collection; these soft, pastel colours are perfect winter hues for a major pastel polish fan like me!

These are semi sheer polishes so they need a good four coats to produce a decent amount of colour.The picture shows the vanishes with; 4 layers with Pirouette My Whistle, 3 layers + 2 layers. The shade 'Care to Danse?' reminds me of Topshop's Water Lily polish and I think it would look amazing layered over it to give it a super glossy finish!I love these polishes and can't wait to play around with them a bit more!Have you tried any from OPI's ballet range?

I've wanted this H&M jumper since I saw the Lana Del Rey promotional pictures, so pink + fluffly! H&M also have some amazing jewellery at the moment so looking forward to picking up some pieces like this opal toned gem necklace when I go shopping Sunday. I am so so so happy that Snow Fairy is back in Lush! I bought two of the biggest bottles in the Christmas sale last year and they managed to last me until the summer! I am now craving the delicious, sickly sweet, candy floss shower gel like you couldn't imagine, easily one of my favourite scents!

I went to London for the day yesterday to get some fabric samples + today my face has broken out like crazy): I run out of my Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish a few months ago + for some reason I haven't repurchased. It's definitely time to be re-united with my favourite cleanser + think I may try out this limited edition version if they have it in stock in town on the weekend. Finally I am in love with the colour of this Topshop bronzer! I'm a big fan of pink cheeks but with the arrival of winter it's starting to look a little out of season. This bronzer looks the perfect shade to add a little colour + shimmer with out being too OTT, hoping it looks as good in real life!